Journeys to the end of the world,fantastic creaturesand epic battles between good and evil — what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is the lionthe witch and the wardrobewritten in 1949 by C. S. Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followedand together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty yearsThe Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Each of the seven books is a masterpiecedrawing the reader into a world where magic meets realityand the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations. This edition presents all seven books — unabridged — in one impressive volume. The books are presented here according to Lewis’s preferred ordereach chapter graced with an illustration by the original artistPauline Baynes. This edition also contains C. S. Lewis’s essay \